Wednesday October 5, 2016

Wednesday October 5, 2016

(VOVworld) - First of all we’d like to thank listeners for your messages of condolence for Trinh Thi Ngo, legendary announcer for Radio the Voice of Vietnam, who died in...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

A: Sipping a cup of coffee in the morning and observing the stream of people passing by has long been a favorite pastime of Vietnamese, especially in Hanoi
 Wednesday September 21, 2016

Wednesday September 21, 2016

(VOVworld) - We want to welcome Russ Ivey of the US to VOV’s worldwide Dx’er community. Russ wrote us an emailed saying “I just recently picked up the shortwave listening hobby...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

(VOVworld)- On the occasion of the Mid-autumn Festival, moon cakes are given as gifts, especially to parents and grandparents. Vietnamese also place moon cakes and a variety of fruits...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

A: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam’s “Bay of the Descending Dragon”, is located in the Gulf of Tonkin in Quang Ninh province, about 180 km from Hanoi. With its exceptional...
Wednesday August 24, 2016

Wednesday August 24, 2016

(VOVworld) - This week, we got an email from Arvid Husdal, a 49-year-old radio enthusiast from Kristiansand in the far south of Norway. He said his hobby is Dx...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

A: Shooting began as a sport in Vietnam in the early 1960s with the first shooters being members of the army and railway sector. At that time, the marksmen practiced with rifles like the Bruno - 2...
Wednesday August 10, 2016

Wednesday August 10, 2016

(VOVworld) - First up we would like to inform you some of our frequency changes as VOV has revised its shortwave frequencies and broadcasting times
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

A: Volleyball appeared in Vietnam between 1920 and 1922 in large cities like Hanoi and Hai Phong. After the August Revolution in August, 1945, like other sports, volleyball became more...
Wednesday July 12, 2016

Wednesday July 12, 2016

(VOVworld) - I’m reading a letter from Ullmar Qvick, a shortwave enthusiast from Sweden. He was one of the founders of the Arctic Radio Club back in the 1960. It’s...
Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

A: Thank you. We hope that you can come to Vietnam and visit Phu Quoc sometimes. Phu Quoc island is a popular tourist destination in summer. It has the most beautiful...
Wednesday July 12, 2016

Wednesday July 12, 2016

(VOVworld) - Northern Vietnam is in the middle of its summer, which is also the rainy season. Here in Hanoi, we are experiencing intervals of extremely hot days and torrential rains
Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

A: Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each with its own customs and traditions. Those groups have created a variety of traditional musical instruments, which have played an important role in Vietnamese people’s lives. The...
Wednesday June 29, 2016

Wednesday June 29, 2016

A: From India, Soumya Bhattacharjee, told us that they already have the rainy season in India after the long, hot summer. He hopes the weather is calm and not so...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

A: Stamp collecting is one of the world’s most popular hobbies thanks to its affordability, educational benefits, and historical value. For many collectors, philately is an art, a passion, a way...
Wednesday June 15, 2016

Wednesday June 15, 2016

(VOVworld) - Vietnam has about 72,000 Muslim who are followers of the Bani and Islam branches. Most of them are Cham ethnic people, who live mainly in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

A: “We’ve had a period of very hot weather here in Sweden with temperatures reaching 28 DC. This certainly is too much for me and my wife but I guess this kind...
Wednesday June 1, 2016

Wednesday June 1, 2016

A: This week we received a special guest, Gerry Neumann from England. Gerry has regularly visited Vietnam’s Hue city in the summer to teach English as a volunteer. Before leaving...